#fall knitting

switchback cowl

(This is cooler than I remember it being.)

guess it's time to plan out the fall properly, since the colder months are coming and spooky season is officially started :)

this is going to be a post about my plans for autumn/early winter. I will also most likely (very likely) not complete all of these, so they may be saved for next year!

psst, 🧶 means it's a crochet pattern!

here's my plans for:

socks:

Spooky Season Socks (~$5.78)

Transatlantic Socks ($5.95)

mittens/gloves:

Spooky Season Mittens (~$5.78)

crème (free!)

sweaters/cardigans:

I plan to make my own pattern based on a sweater from a picture of my uncle when he was ~19 :) it's a really pretty cable knit sweater and I can't find a close enough pattern anywhere, so I'll be posting about that soon! (I'll also be posting the pattern on Ravelry once it's completed :) )

The Ransom Sweater (free!)

Autumn Hygge Cardigan (~$5.11) 🧶

hats:

Old memories Balaclava (free!) 🧶

Beyond The Grave Beanie ($6.50)

decor:

Pumpkin Season (~$3.32)

Five Nights Friends ($5.00) 🧶

The Autumn Leaves pattern is live!

Autumn is the best time of year. Spiced lattes, cozy sweaters, and pumpkins. But the best part is the beautiful fall leaves in reds, oranges, and yellows. The Autumn Leaves fingerless mitts will keep your hands warm during walks through the park, to the coffee, or even just to and from work, so you can admire the beauty around you in comfort and coziness.

I knit these ones in Midknit Cravings Spiced Latte set, which includes Cinnamon, Spiced Latte, and Pacific Rim in Light Sock, which is super soft and cozy.

As always, a huge thank you goes out to my testers for their feedback to make sure this pattern is the best it can be!

It’s Fall! Breakout the Sweaters! Hepburn Pullover for Autumn

One of the problems with starting projects is finished them after the season is over. So there was the faux-fur lined coat I managed to get done in August, and this sweater which I finished in May. So I have been looking forward to breaking it out for the cool autumn weather.

This is the Hepburn Pullover by Jennifer Wood. The cables reminded me of tree roots, so I decided to opt for fall colors. It is knitted top-down with small cables and shaped with short rows (which means the pattern acknowledges that your shoulders and neck take up space). After some knitters got confused about the short rows, which includes a new knitter like me, Wood was kind enough to draw us a picture and post it on Ravelry.com which is an online community and marketplace. The pink image is from Interweave which first published the pattern in Interweave Knits in 2012 and still sells the pattern. By reading the comments by other makers who had problems with rolling up, I decided to add some ribbing to the bottom edge.

I dyed the yarn for the yoke and found the harmonizing color in Shepherd’s Wool Yarn a Merino wool spun up in Michigan at the Michigan Fiber Festival.

For Ravelry.com, you do a simple registration and get access to the many useful comments posted by others. These comments will help you pick patterns and plan for making as well.

WoodHouseKnits.com offers other yoked, cabled, and lace knitting patterns by Jennifer Wood.

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